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TRANSPORTATION-AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY ANALYSIS DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT Metropolitan Transportation Commission Association of Bay Area Governments MARCH 2020 Metropolitan Transportation Commission Scott Haggerty, Chair Federal D. Glover Hillary Ronen Alameda County Contra Costa County City and County of San Francisco Alfredo Pedroza, Vice Chair Anne W. Halsted Libby Schaaf Napa County and Cities San Francisco Bay Conservation and Oakland Mayor’s Appointee Development Commission Jeannie Bruins Warren Slocum Cities of Santa Clara County Nick Josefowitz San Mateo County San Francisco Mayor’s Appointee Damon Connolly James P. Spering Marin County and Cities Sam Liccardo Solano County and Cities San Jose Mayor’s Appointee Dave Cortese Jimmy Stracner Santa Clara County Jake Mackenzie Representing US Department of Sonoma County and Cities Housing and Urban Development Carol Dutra-Vernaci Tony Tavares Cities of Alameda County Gina Papan California State Transportation Cities of San Mateo County Dorene M. Giacopini Agency (CalSTA) U.S. Department of David Rabbitt Amy R. Worth Transportation Association of Bay Area Cities of Contra Costa County Governments Association of Bay Area Governments Mayor Jesse Arreguin ABAG Supervisor Cindy Chavez John Rahaim, Planning Director President City of Berkeley Santa Clara City and County of San Francisco Councilmember Wayne Lee Supervisor Belia Ramos Supervisor David Cortese City of Millbrae / San Mateo ABAG Vice President Napa Santa Clara Supervisor Erin Hannigan Vice Mayor Rich Garbarino Solano City of South San Francisco / San Representatives Mateo From Each County Supervisor David Rabbitt Sonoma Mayor Lori Wilson Supervisor Scott Haggerty City of Suisun City / Solano Alameda Representatives From Councilmember Jake Mackenzie Supervisor Nathan Miley Cities in Each County City of Rohnert Park / Sonoma Alameda Mayor Barbara Halliday Mayor Liz Gibbons Supervisor Candace Andersen City of Hayward / Alameda City of Campbell / Santa Clara Contra Costa Councilmember Councilmember Chris Clark Supervisor Karen Mitchoff Nikki Fortunato Bas City of Mountain View / Santa Clara Contra Costa City of Oakland / Alameda Councilmember Lan Diep Supervisor Dennis Rodoni Councilmember City of San Jose / Santa Clara Marin Lynette Gibson McElhaney City of Oakland / Alameda Councilmember Maya Esparza Supervisor Matt Haney City of San Jose / Santa Clara San Francisco Councilmember Loren Taylor City of Oakland / Alameda Councilmember Raul Peralez Supervisor Rafael Mandelman City of San Jose / Santa Clara Councilmember Dave Hudson San Francisco City of San Ramon / Contra Costa Supervisor Gordon Mar Councilmember Pat Eklund Advisory Members San Francisco City of Novato / Marin William Kissinger Regional Supervisor Dave Pine Mayor Leon Garcia Water Quality Control Board San Mateo City of American Canyon / Napa Supervisor Warren Slocum Mayor London Breed San Mateo City and County of San Francisco Plan Bay Area 2040: Draft Transportation-Air Quality Conformity Analysis for Amended Plan Bay Area 2040 and Amended 2019 Transportation Improvement Program March 2020 Bay Area Metro Center 375 Beale Street San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 778-6700 phone [email protected] e-mail www.mtc.ca.gov web Project Staff Matt Maloney Acting Director, Planning Therese Trivedi Assistant Director Harold Brazil Senior Planner, Project Manager Amended Plan Bay Area 2040 P a g e | i Table of Contents Plan Bay Area 2040: ...........................................................................................................................1 List of Tables ............................................................................................................................................. iii List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................ iv I. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................1 Purpose of Conformity Analysis................................................................................................................. 1 Status of Regional Transportation Plan ..................................................................................................... 3 Status of Transportation Improvement Program ...................................................................................... 4 II. Bay Area Air Pollutant Designations ................................................................................................4 National 1-Hour Ozone Standard .............................................................................................................. 4 National 8-Hour Ozone Standard .............................................................................................................. 5 National PM2.5 Standard ............................................................................................................................ 6 National 8-Hour Carbon Monoxide Standard ............................................................................................ 7 Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets and Conformity Tests ......................................................... 8 III. Conformity Analysis & Results .......................................................................................................9 Approach to Conformity Analysis .............................................................................................................. 9 Analysis Years........................................................................................................................................... 10 Consultation Process ............................................................................................................................... 11 Comparison of Motor Vehicle Emissions to Budgets .............................................................................. 11 Baseline Year Emissions Test for PM2.5 .................................................................................................... 14 IV. Transportation Control Measures ................................................................................................ 17 History of Transportation Control Measures .......................................................................................... 17 Status of Transportation Control Measures ............................................................................................ 18 V. Response to Public Comments ...................................................................................................... 21 VI. Conformity Findings .................................................................................................................... 22 Appendix A1. List of Projects in the 2019 Amended Transportation Improvement Program Appendix A2. List of Projects in the 2019 Amended Transportation Improvement Program with Updated Conformity Analysis Years Appendix B. List of Projects in Amended Plan Bay Area 2040 Appendix C. Travel Modeling Report Appendix D. List of Transportation Control Measures (TCM) Projects Appendix E. Methodology for Bay Area Conformity Determinations Appendix F. SAFE Vehicle Rule Part 1 EMFAC Adjustment Factor Methodology and Correspondence Amended Plan Bay Area 2040 P a g e | ii List of Tables Table 1: VOC and NOX Emissions Budgets from 2001 Ozone Attainment Plan (tons/day) ......................... 11 Table 2: Vehicle Activity Forecasts .............................................................................................................. 12 Table 3: Emissions Budget Comparisons for Ozone Precursors – Summertime Conditions (tons/day) ..... 13 Table 4: Emission Reductions for Transportation Control Measures A – E in State Implementation Plan (tons/day) ............................................................................................................................ 14 Table 5: Vehicle Activity Forecasts for the PM2.5 Baseline Year Test .......................................................... 15 Table 6: Emissions Comparison for the PM2.5 Baseline Year Test ............................................................... 15 Table 7: Transportation Control Measure in the State Implementation Plan ............................................ 18 Table 8: Implementation Status of Federal Transportation Control Measures for Ozone (A – E) .............. 19 Amended Plan Bay Area 2040 P a g e | iii List of Figures Figure 1: Map of the Non-Attainment Area for the San Francisco Bay Area ................................................ 2 Figure 2: Emissions Budget Comparisons for Ozone Precursors (VOC) ...................................................... 13 Figure 3: Emissions Budget Comparisons for Ozone Precursors (NOx) ...................................................... 14 Figure 4: Baseline Year Emissions Test for PM2.5 ......................................................................................... 16 Figure 5: Baseline Year Emissions Test for Wintertime NOX ....................................................................... 16 Amended Plan Bay Area 2040 P a g e | iv I. Introduction The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) prepares a transportation-air quality conformity analysis (“conformity analysis”) when it amends or updates its Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), and/or updates its Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), or adds or deletes regionally significant,